State Rep. Dallas Heard, (R-Winston), was chosen as the Republican nominee on the November ballot to replace Jeff Kruse who resigned from the Senate in disgrace earlier this year. Heard was also one of four selected for appointment to the position. I suspect the commissioners included in Senate District 1 will also choose Heard to fill the temporary vacancy.

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